AU2022274548A1 - Managing content quality and related characteristics of a media playback system - Google Patents

Managing content quality and related characteristics of a media playback system Download PDF

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AU2022274548A1
AU2022274548A1 AU2022274548A AU2022274548A AU2022274548A1 AU 2022274548 A1 AU2022274548 A1 AU 2022274548A1 AU 2022274548 A AU2022274548 A AU 2022274548A AU 2022274548 A AU2022274548 A AU 2022274548A AU 2022274548 A1 AU2022274548 A1 AU 2022274548A1
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Ryan Kitson
Ted Lin
Jeffrey M. Peters
Michael Sheldon
Won So
Brandon Wright
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    • H04N21/436Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
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    • H04N21/442Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
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US202163186796P 2021-05-10 2021-05-10
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US202163279492P 2021-11-15 2021-11-15
US63/279,492 2021-11-15
US202263330865P 2022-04-14 2022-04-14
US63/330,865 2022-04-14
PCT/US2022/028592 WO2022240874A1 (fr) 2021-05-10 2022-05-10 Gestion de la qualité de contenu et de caractéristiques associées d'un système de lecture multimédia

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